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Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
Lee EStellG.

About twelve years ago Lee Estelle
located at Omaha and took position
under Paul Vandervoort as railway pos
tai clerk on the Union Pacific. Those who
were associated with him on the road
only remember him as drunken bum
mer who was more efficient as a ward
striker than as a postal clerk. In fact,
he was notoriously one of the most dis
solute, shiftless and unreliable men in
the service. When his SER
vices were dispensed with about
1880 Estelle removed to Blair, and
went into the practice Of law. There
he eked out u wretched existence until
two years ago, when convention
made up largely of politicians of
his stripe gave him the
nomination for district attorney.
He never would have been elected il his
opponent had not been little more
reckless in bilking creditors and i'm
posing on clients than lis. His career
as prosecuting attorney was very brief.
At the end Of the first term. when the
district attorney was changed TO county
attorney, he was retired. Last winter
he found congenial occupation with his
boon companions OF the oil room
as paid lobbyist of the Omaha gamblers.
And this disreputable hireling, nominal
ted by convention of roustabouts, is
now one OF our republican candidates
for district judge. Can decent republi-
/ cans support man whose backing
comes from the low dives?
Will honest, and decent republicans
make man judge of this district who
would degrade the bench to the level of
pot house and make honorable lawyers
blush with shame when pleading for just
ice before mePcenary Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
PROMINENT PERSONS.


Edison, the electrician, is going to build a
winter home in Butte, Cal.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's husband is described
as "a stout man devoted to business"
Sam Jones, the revivalist, has decided to
make Washington his permanent abiding
place.
H. Rider Haggard's brother, who is British
consul at Ta1native, will soon issue book on
Madagascar.
Charles T.. Coon, ex-assistant secretary of
the treasury, is in Bremen in the interest Of
Steve Dorsey's scheme for consolidating the
Lake Superior iron mines.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Thompson is mentioned as one of the hand
soonest members of the government. He has
| a young face, snow-white hair and O grace
full manner.
Joseph M. Douglass, of Nevada City, CAL,
| an eccentric mser whose wealth is estimated
at s., ,O00, 900, was recently fined 500 and put
in Jail for twenty-four hours for contempt of
court. He didn't mind the confinement, but
the fine nearly broke his heart.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor is seriously ill at
| Newport, and it is not probable that she can
| recover She has long been prominent in
| charity work in New York. giving freely of
her abundant means and leisure time, and
| owns 100000 worth of diamonds.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher denies the state
ment lately made that Mr.. Beecher was a
| Spiritualist. In a recent letter she writes
that they frequently attended seances to-
gether, but never saw anything to give them
faith in spritualistic manifestations.
| On the twenty year of his chancellor
ship Prince Bismarck received from Lord
Ranelagh writingdesk made from cannon
balls. "God grant that cannonballs may
always be as peacefully employed!" ex-
| claimed Bismarck on receiving the present.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska JOttingS.

Nebraska City celebrates to-day.
A corn mill is the. latest in Broken
Bow.
Grand Island is short on coal, but
long on fine weather.
The new German Methodist church
at Grand Island will be dedicated next
Sunday.
Real estate is raising in Beatrice.
Every movement in the street raises
booming cloud.
The Yankton Press declares that
"Omaha gives every symptom of being
blind in its right eye." The strain of
gazing for a railroad in that direction
is responsible for it.
The Plattsmouth Journal is ready to
make affidavit to the fact that the B. &
M. depot in that city is a sight that
would kill a hog quicker than a dose of
cholera. The Journal man never looks
toward the river.
The Fremont Tribune threatens to
start picture gallery of candidates for
public Office who are not villains. No
member of the opposition ticket can
hope for representation. The Tim
types belong TO the black age.
Herb Vandevert, Fremont drug
clerk, while securing a pair OF last sum-
mer kids, approached u stove. The
delicate aroma of'gbenzine flashed in
stantly and enveloped his hands in a
scorching blaze. His palms are now
blooming in a sling
Two hundred Of the finest of York
sons and minor planets, swooped down
on Hastings, Monday, and swallowed
the sights of the big. third city, sand
wiched with large slices of sweet say
ings. 1t was the first excursion over
the Elkhorn Valley extension.
A tramp disputed the roadway with
an engine on the Elkhorn Valley track,
near Kennard, and was promptly
knocked into tn Q ditch. He was fatally
| injured. Papers found on his person
show that he is from 80 Northwestern
avenue, Chicago, and in good circum-
| stances.
The fall fakir gang is abroad in the
| country with patent swindling device.
| They operate the wire and slat fence
! racket, gathering up notes for 1925 and
upwards, leaving liberal promises as an
equivalent. The gang roped in num-
Der of German farmers in Platte county
recently.
SAN aggrieved hardware clerk" in
Schuyler, in >'strectly konfidialn tone,
objects to the photograph of his upper
| lip and crushes the Jottings art gallery
with the following threat: Satanic
| cur' etc., can stand moast ev'rything,
but refleckshions on my moustache,
| Ifyou doan't stop ure insinuations about
it eye shall have you arrested for krim-
inal libel"
The press of Greeley county enjoy
periods Of calm and overhowing reposs
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

SECRETARY WHITNEY who has nearly
recovered from his illness, says he has
no idea Of retiring from the navy de-
partment. Regarding his illness, it is
stated to have been due to overwork.
This is the statement of the secretary's
polite physician, and thereupon the
public is informed of the unsuspected
fact that Mr.. Whitney has been per-
forming prodigious labor and subjecting
himself to vast amount of worry and
anxiety incident to the construction of
the new naval vessels ordered to be
built by congress. The popular idea has
been that the softest place in the gov
ernment was that of secretary of the
navy, and that the present incumbent
understood perfectly how to enjoy its
advantages in this respect, but it
would seem that this view will have
to be amended. 1t is quite possible,
however, that the exactions Of the social
life of Mr.. Whitney have had quito as
much to do with his illness as the wear
and tear of official duties. The high
living and elegant dissipation at Wash
ington and Lenox for which the Whit
neys are noted could not fail to bring it's
penalty, and the secretary will do
wisely not to accept in full faith the
doctors opinion that his ailment is all
the result of excessive labor. Alleged
overwork is convenient excuse in
many cases whore men suffer from
causes which they might have avoided
had they worked even more than they
did
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
RUHLE'S ESTATE.
Whatsis Done For the Effects of This
Murdered Man.


Murdered Man.
More than one year ago Chris Ruhle was
murdered on the Union Pacific track short
distance from the thickly settled part of the
city. The body was found in the yard of a
squatters house, where it had lain during the
night. The distinguishing marks of the
scene Of the bloody encounter have been
removed because the ground belonged to the
Union Pacific. The murder or murderers
have not yet been apprehended. Justice
Andres, wlro was appointed administrator
has collected all the money he could find
which belonged to the murdered man, liqui-
dated some of his debts and deposited the
remainder in the United States National
bank. The judge received in cash $500 and
collected ON notes due Ruhle for real estate
which he had sold 1915, making
total of S665. Some claims
against the state, were filed by Chris Wirth,
of the City hotel, but they were not allowed.
by the court. The administrator has asked
to be discharged, and the time for this will
arrive i'm few weeks. The proceeds of the
estate will be turned over to Judge Beneke,
who has power of attorney for brother
and sister of the deceased, who now reside
in Tubinger, Wertemberg, Germany Mr..
Andres has had occasion to write several
times to a notary at that place, once upon the
disposition of / 700 marks, which Mrs Wirth
claimed came to Ruhle after his death and
which she also claims she returned to Ger
many. But with regard to this money the
German notary is mysteriously reticent.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

THE German organ of Honest George
expresses the opinion that Sin clothing
store orders for six months work is
about all that Timme's farm laborer
was worth. Timme's champion evil
IDENTIFY thinks that we are living in
China, where labor is worth about three
cents day. Timme's farm hand was a
German. He worked 1856 days and there
fore received five and one-eighth cents
per day. This was very liberal pay ac-
cording to the Chinese standard. But
when Timme brings in his own bill for
loating around town three -fourths of his
time he charges the county SO day, in
Guiding all holidays, and mileage
enough to carry him to Germany and
back four times a year, the taxpayers
have to grin and bear it. Honest George
is u great friend of the worllingman.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
A Word About Catarrh.

ut is the mucous membrane, that wonderful
semi-fuid envelope surrounding the delicate
tissues of the air and food passages, that Ca
tarrh makes its stronghold. Once established 1t
eats into the very vitals. and renders life but q
long drawn breath OF misery and disease dull
ing the sense Of hearing trammeing the power
of speech, destroying the faculty of smell, taint-
ing the breath, and killing the refined pleasures
of taste. lnsidiously by creeping on from
simple cold in the head, it assaults the men,
branous lining and envelopes the bones, eating
through the delicate coats and causing intiam.
nation, sloughng and death. Nothing short of
total eradication will secure health to the pa
tient, and all Alternatives are simply procrasti-
mated sutierings, leading to a fatal termination.
SANFORD's RADICAL CURE, by Inhalation and
by Internal administration. has never failed
even when the disease has made frightfu in
roads on delicate constitutions, hearing. smell
and taste have been recovered and the disease
thoroughly driven OUT
SANFORD's RADICAL CURE consists OF one bot
tie of the RADICAL CURE, one box CATARRHAL
SOLVENT and one IMPROVED INHALER, neatly
wrapped In one package, with full directions;
price, $l.OO.
pO1YER DnIrG & CHEMICAL Co. BOSTON,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
Questions to Crawford.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 2.-To the Editor of
the BEE: Seeing the BEE of this date con-
tanning letter of inquiry from ]. c. Craw-
ford, of West Point, 1 am constrained to ask
him few questions
l. Did you not, Mr.. Crawford, come into
Lincoln early in the senatorial campaign and
announce your intention of remaining in the
capital city until G. H. Van Wyck was de-
featedl
2. Did you not say that you were against
Van Wyck and that your mission to Lincoln
was not for business, but principally to de-
feat Van Wyck3
3. MIR. Crawford, is it not generally sup
posed in the Seventh district that you are in
Colluson with the railroad henchmen, and is
it not notorious that you stand in with the
ring and crowd that opposed all legislation
favorable to the peoples
] am free to confess that l believe you
were, and think there will be no difficulty in
proving that you We're against the people and
in favor of the railroads. l shall look with
interest for your answer, and take pleasure
in interesting other men in your actions at
that tme
The people should, without question, vote
for Mr.. Norris-a friend of TIE masses and
an honest man. AL FAIRBROTHER.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
The New ENGLAND Dinner,

The executive committee Of the New Eng
land society met last evening at the board Of
eduction rooms. Arrangements were COM
pleted for the New England dinner at Expo
sition hall on December 22, Forefathers' day.
The price of tickets was fixed at 81 Com
mittees were appointed to get terms from the
best caterers and to furnish handsome pro-
grammes and bills Of fare for the occasion.
Mr.. w. H. Alexander, N. M. Brigham and
Mrs. Henry Estabrook were appointed on q
committee to secure music for the occasion.
Although the dinner Of last year was great
success, still there were many New England
people wEo were not present This year an
effort is to be made to secure the attendance
of all the New England people in the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

POLITICAL parties, kept to their prop
er sphere, are healthful to the republic.
But to all communities, in the progress
of high and generous civilization there
comes IL time when the people lift their
JUDICIARY above the realm of partisan
politics-and choose their judges be-
cause of their fitness; and not the least
of their recognized merits is their free
dom from political bias. The people OF
Omaha reached this point some years
since--and it is to the honor of our
young city that we now have nom
partisan bench, ard the high standard
for our courts will not be dropped at the
bidding of Office brokers and ward poll
ticians.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
MAYOR BRoArcH should veto every

MAYOR BRoATCH should veto every
item on the appropriation bill for which
the city is not getting value received
and every salary bill which is not au-
thorized by the charter or legally pro-
vided for by ordinance. Among these
items is the pay of the pest house
keeper, who has had nothing to do for
two years. The allowances for deputies
to the treasurer and clerk beyond the
single deputy which these officials are
legitimately entitled to. There are
other hangers-on and leeches in every
direction who ought to be dropped from
the city pay rolls.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

The Sarpy county republican conven-
tion has adopted resolution endorsing
Hancock, Ballou and Estelle rs the most
eminent barristers in the district, and
declaring it as its sense that the late ju-
ficial convention was made up en-
tirely OF honest and honorable dele
gates. Among those highly honorable
delegates were Pat Hawes, Paul Van
dervoort, Herman Timme and dozen
roustabouts OF the lowest order. But
down in Sarpy county anybody is highly
honorable that gets into n convention,
and any jack-leg lawer is eminently
qualified TO be Judge. =.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

AN ugly story in connection with the
loss Of the propeller Vernon on lake
Michigan is told by Chicago sailors. 1t
IL to the effect that the propeller Esca-
naba, OF the Escanaba & Lake Michigan
Transportation company, passed shortly
after the wreck went down, but refused
to stop and save the unfortunates, who
were seen struggling in the water. II
this is true mark should be put upon
the captain Of that vessel which shall
make him an outcast for the rest of his
life
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
Revenge,
Charles Hsn,,y Hebb In fbs Ce

Charles Henry Webb in the Century.
Revenge is a naked sword
1t has neither hilt nor guard.
Would st thou WELD this brand Of the Lord:
Is thy grasp then firm and hardl
But the closer thy clutch Of the blade,
The deadlier blow thou would'st deal,
Deeper wound. in thy hand is made
1t is thy blood reddens the steel.
And when thou has dealt the blow
When the blade from thy hand has flown
Instead of the heart of the foe
Thou may'st find it sheathed in thine own |
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
ADJUSTMENTS. A
Both the Leading Theaters Open
Last Night.

Last Night.
If it is true that there is nothing new under
the sun in the moral and physical world, it
must certainly be true in the world of the
stage, and especially in that department of
it which comprises what is known as the
musical farce comedy Natural Gas" proba-
bly, deserves to be designated as a farce-com-
edy. But there are farce-comedies and farce
comedies, and this farce-comedy depends
mainly upon actors who find comparatively
little for themselves to do. When they do
get within reaching distance Of what
they can do in the piece, it is found
to the antics of the variety order With
scarcely any modification upon what has been
given here hundred times. Gilbert, who is
one of the stars, except in couple of snatch
es of song and a few dances, exhibited only
the same peculiarities he did in "Crazy
Patch" Girard's polceman's manners Of
the same piece have simply been transferred
to this, and Donnelly works hard and gener-
ally succeeds in entertaining. Amy Ames
creates some laughter in a regular Irish
character, which is absolutely silly, and
Rachael Booth, save in looking pretty, has
she has been out of her element ever since
she was divorced from the '"rin Soldier"
The lady who played Daisy, in the attention
she bestowed upon certain physical
OF efars of her eVes the ts gvs L
the appearance of being in enforced mourn.
ing. The audience laughed great deal and
compelled q number of encores.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
The antedeluvian inflction, "Unclc Toms
Cabin" drew two good-sized houses yester-
day. Sentimental people will, possibly, for
generations continue to patronize this vener-
able relic, no matter how poorly it may bo
produced, and for years it has not been pro-
duced otherwise than poorly in this part Of
the country The performance yesterday
was not an exception to the rule, even though
the Hyers sisters essayed u brace of Topsies
st Louis Job Printers Strike.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2.-The union job printers
of this city have struclx for an ncrease of 81
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

OMAHA must keep up the boom, and
the way to do it is to profit by some OF
tho suggestions which George Francis
Frain makes in regard to parks, boule-
yards, public buildings, free bridge
and improvements on metropolitan
scale. Train may be somewhat extrava-
giant in his schemes to boom Omaha, but
The mossbacks will hold down the
brakes hard enough to prevent running
Of the track.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

THE Interstate commerce commits
sion has decided that it is illegal for
railroads to sell tickets at reduced rates
to land-seekers. This is one of those
cases in which the law would be more
honored in the breach than in the OBJ
RerYnnCe.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

THE chairman of the judiciary COM
pittee, Councilman Hascall, who is the
head and front of the combine against
The police commission, declares himself
eeady to carry out George Francis
rrain's practical suggestion to double
The pay of Chief Seavey. AS Seavey
has not yet boen paid dollar there will
be no objection on the part OF the COM
bine to double his pay.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

THE St. Louis Post Dispatch has inter-
republican committee as to their choice
Of place for holding the convention next
year, and Nebraska's committeeman is
credited with favoring Chicago. Has
Church Howe deserted Omahap
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

A HANDFUL of men or even n major
ity of ward club, cannot bind the men,
bers individually to do violence to per-
sonal convictions of right and duty. An
honest republican is good citizen first,
and no good citizen will recklessly
place upon the judicial bench candi-
dates whom he believes to be danger
erous to good government.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

THE quarantine precautions against
Me spread of cholera in New York turn
put to have been inefficient and an epi-
hemic in this country is feared. South
ern cities are already discussing
methods to guard against the scourge.
The negligence of the health officers at
New York may turn out very costly
npn
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

THE weapon Of the party hack, who
lives upon the spoils of Office or political
patronage, is the club. He is always
swinging this instrument Of savage war
over the heads Of timid people who
want to be true to their party, and lack
the moral stamina to assert their man
hood and independence,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

EX-ACTING MAYOR BECHELs election
proclamation is still conspicuous among
the official notices IN the Herald in utter
oblivion of the fact that the supreme
court has knocked the election law, and
with it the PROCLAMATION higher than a
kite
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
The Arbitration Scheme.

LONDON, Nov. 2-The Daily News, CON-
menting on the arbitration memorial, says
President Cleveland's reply to the British
delegation, without absolutely committing
his government to the establishment OF
permanent tribunal shows every disposition
To entertain the scheme.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

THE cities now actively engaged in
trying to capture the next republican
convention are Omaha, Washington,
Minneapolis, San Francisco and st.
Louis. None of these can present the
strong argument of being SO near the
geographical center of the country as
n,noha
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

TIE untutored savages in this country
hre rapidly becoming civilized. The
Inhabitants of reservation in Dakota
the other day arrested several poor
white people for picking up drift wood
from the river that runs through their
lands. The culprits will be tried in the
United States court at Yankton this
month,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

GEORGE FRANCIS TRAINS ready
answer to Councilman Lees question as
to how the police muddle could be set
tied was corker from Limerick. Mr.,
Train advised the council TO double the
salaries Of the chief OF police and the
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
Would Not Hurt Omaha,

NeD York World.
It is rumored that trust in base ball
players is in process of formation. In the
opinion of many people this is another at
tempt to "corner" one of the necessaries of
Iifa
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

TIE new statue of Justice on the city
hall in New York is without the usual
bandage over the eyes. This is an ap-
propriate innovation. 1t is time justice
were unhooded in this country.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

as interesting as a novel and full Of facts
hitherto un published. The writers Of the
Lincoln History, having completed their
preliminary work, now enter upon the
more personal and important part to be
called '"Lincoln in the War" A great
feature of the November CENTURY is the
paper on "The Last Appeal OF the Russian
Liberals" being the first Of the long'ex'
nec,ed eAries
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
THE DAILY BEE.
Sworn Statement of Circulate
(SEAL.)

State of Nebraska, L..
County of Douglas. ''''
Geo. b. Tzschuck. being first duly sworn de-
poses and says that he is secretary OF The bee
daily circulation of the Daily Bee for the month
of October, 1886, l2,9s0 copies: for November.
1896 13,34s copies for December 1886, 13.2T
copies; for January 1887. 1926 copies: for Feb
ruary. 1887, a,19s copies; for March, 1857, 44OO
copies; for April 1881. 143l6 copies; for May.
for July 1887. l4.693 copies for August, 1887, A.
Isl copies; for September, 1887 14;4g copies.
GEO. B. TZSCHUCK.
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9th day Of October, A. ID. 1887. N. p. FELL
(SEAI..) Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
Death of Jenny Lind

LONDON, Nov. 2.-Jenny Lind (Madame
Goldschmidt), the celebrated Swedish
singer, is dead. She'was siXty-six years old.
She has been seriously i'll for week: She
had not appeared in public since 1865.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

THE Chicago 1fib,nc's funny" man
rather ridicules Omaha from a Kansas
City standpoint. He has TO be ridicu-
lOus to raise the laugh.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03

force. Without consulting the police
commission we venture TO say that If
the council carries out Trains advice
all will be harmonious.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-03
The CENTURY
MAGAZINE

Begins its new volume
(the 35th) with a mag
nilicent n ov e m b c r
number containing the
beginning of a power
ful novel by Ed
ward Eggleston( (author
OF The Iloosicr School
mastery and a charm
ing three-part story by
Geo. w. Gable. 1t
contains also "The
President-e lect at
Springfield" by the
private secretaries of
Abraham Lincoln